Personal stories curated for teens and young adults. Personal life experiences from my youth, and the lessons I learned. Tips on living your best life, despite chronic illness or disability.
Do We Even Want to Have Fun at All?
So your friend with chronic illness has rejected your party invitation…again. Or they’ve included a list of T&Cs just in case they have to bail last minute. What’s up with that? Do they hate you or
Going back to school as an adult with disability and chronic illness wasn't something I had in mind - at all. But a lot has happened this year for me. For those who aren’t aware, I suffered a spontaneous bilateral patellar tendon rupture in January, which left
*Note: This article was originally written for my monthly linkups, which I've archived as it was taking too much out of me. However, I've kept most of the posts written as I realise it's much like a diary with memories that make me nostalgic
A Message from Sheryl of "A Chronic Voice" on Self-Acceptance
Self-acceptance is one of my favourite subjects to discuss and talk about, so when Kelsey offered to write a guest post about this topic, I was excited. As the tagline of this blog states, “articulating lifelong illnesses from
*Note: This article was originally written for my monthly linkups, which I've archived as it was taking too much out of me. However, I've kept most of the posts written as I realise it's much like a diary with memories that make me nostalgic
This poem was written during the peak of my struggles with steroid therapy for Lupus (SLE) as a teenager, when I was first prescribed them. If you would like to understand a little more about the side effects and how they affected me, the article can be found here: High
The Added Complications of Living with Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Do you have a friend or know someone living with Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS), or another blood clotting disorder? It can be a real pain, and interferes with treatments for many other chronic illnesses. I’m not discounting the severity of any other
A Task from My Psychologist, a Diary Entry Titled, “Grieving the Life That I Will Never Have”
“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: ‘It might have been.’” - John Greenleaf Whittier
My psychologist tasked me with writing a diary entry after one of
Hitting Rock Bottom for the First Time with Chronic Illness
My near-death pulmonary embolism and DVT episode triggered by Antiphospholipid Syndrome was harrowing to say the least. After such a life changing ordeal, my character took an about turn. The personality that I thought was mine beyond doubt became twisted
A Mundane Activity Embedded in My Memory
There was this game we played in secondary school post-exams during some motivational course. Blank papers were stuck onto our backs, and we had to go around writing down a person's best quality.
I noticed that those who lacked immediate personality
The Road to Recovery After My Near-Death Experience with Pulmonary Embolism & DVTs
As you may know, one of the deadly autoimmune diseases that I live with is Antiphospholipid Syndrome. It tends to hum along in the background most days, but when it strikes, it aims for the kill.
That
Celebrating Getting Older... But Not in the Good Way
Recently I turned 30 and I was glad, but not for the reasons you might imagine. I felt relieved; relieved to leave the decade associated with boundless energy. I was questioned a lot especially in my early youth, “why aren’t
